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...secure the beachheads of the Invasion, bombers, rocket guns, ponderous naval cannon will be needed-ihen infantry-borne bazookas, mortars, light assault guns to widen the foothold. Even before the beachheads are finally secured, field artillery will join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - God and Cannon | 5/22/1944 | See Source »

...sleek, young officer, at times almost handsome. His expression comes alive with a kind of haunted fury. His black eyes widen. His neck stretches. His head begins to twitch in spasmodic jerks. He looks like a hunted animal. It is a spasm. As it passes, he leans back against the dock and only the wariness in his eyes remains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Face of Vichy | 2/28/1944 | See Source »

Combat and life on Bougainville were rugged; the Japs were on the island in force, frantically building new airfields and resisting every U.S. effort to widen the beachheads on Empress Augusta Bay. Said a Marine sergeant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Bougainville Team | 11/22/1943 | See Source »

Need & Answer. The need for this type of international cooperation was amply demonstrated in North Africa, where the job of feeding the Axis-scourged countries has already begun (see cut). There the U.S. and Britain are learning to coordinate their relief activities; as the United Nations offensives widen, the problem will become worldwide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: The Job Starts | 6/21/1943 | See Source »

...beside such masterpieces of mystery and adventure as The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes. But, like those films, it is notable for shrewd casting, unidealized camera work, and imaginative sound. These factors help this military training film to hold and excite a civilian audience, and thus to widen its effectiveness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Apr. 19, 1943 | 4/19/1943 | See Source »

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